Suckling behaviour in domestic foals and the development of abnormal oral behaviour

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-29

  Nicol, Christine J ^a   Badnell Waters, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HORSE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUCKLING; WEANING;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 20544442036     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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